Jack Nicholson
is 76 years old, and is a Hollywood legend. He has starred in at least 65 films
since 1958. But unlike the rest of Hollywood, he is 100% anti-abortion in all
cases, and for a VERY good reason.

As he explained in a classic interview, it was only due
to the moral character of his grandmother and mother that kept him from being
aborted.

In 1937 his mother was young – only 17 years old –
and as a showgirl dancer, having a child would have been an incredible burden.
Jack was raised by his maternal grandparents, John Nicholson and Ethel May. He
believed they were his real parents until 1974, when he learned the truth after
June Francis, his birth mother, died of cancer.

As he explained to Rolling Stone:

I’m very
contra my constituency in terms of abortion because I’m positively against it.
I don’t have the right to any other view. My only emotion is gratitude,
literally, for my life.

This short
statement is full of humility, wisdom, and courage. Note that he says, “I don’t
have the right to any other view.” He has understood, thanks to the knowledge
that his own life almost never happened, that life is a gift for which we
should all feel gratitude. His willingness to vocally oppose abortion in the
face of Hollywood and his own political party is inspiring and should be
encouraged.